10-2. I thought last year's team improved dramatically when Rossi became defensive coordinator after the Illinois embarassment. With the return of running backs Smith and Brooks, few losses through graduation, and a relatively favorable schedule, I thought we should be able to take another step up this year. My confidence in that belief was shaken by our performance during the non-conference schedule, but after the Maryland game I thought we were where I had orginially anticipated. We obviously have a couple of tough games in Iowa and Wisconsin coming up, and I wouldn't write off Northwestern either, but after seeing how we played against Penn State, I think we can win the next three games as well.